Tips for Children's Ballet Classes : What Age Should Kids Start Ballet?

Enrolling your child in ballet? Learn the best age to begin ballet classes and lessons in this free video clip from a ballet instructor.

Expert: Linda J. Brown
Contact: www.anncarrollschoolofdance.com
Bio: Linda Brown has been teaching children ballet, jazz and other forms of dance for over 20 years. Brown studied dance at the prestigious Florida State University School of Dance.
Filmmaker: Tim Brown

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[xxxlillyanaxxx]

this video said nothing about age... wth!!!!?

[theatergeek555]

When you look at a studio, look at the dancers. are they happy? do they look healthy? are they considerate to the teachers? etc. the studio might let you watch a class, which is the best. Here is what I have to say to some previous comments: if you don't like ballet, why did you watch the video to begin with?

[ninjarosie123]

I started when I was two

[372nat]

I started when I was three and a half :P

[HamsterLover136]

i started when i was 4 .

[kesgirl11]

What about the age?

[trappedinside1]

I LOVE that you mentioned that some studios don't necessarily have "ballet". I'm putting that in quotations, because some that list ballet classes, actually only include some basics for the little kidos, and then try to call lyrical class ballet for the older students. Because of this issue, I was enrolled as a child in a studio such as this, and had to go through the hassle of starting at a new one at age 13, and not beginning pointe work till 15 because I had so much catching up to do!

[Elodee123]

@MsSupahstar Anorexia=Not eating. So they don't eat anything to look like bones.

[sunshine0shenanigans]

@nennienens yes, ballet does require a certain amount of strength. You don't necessarily have that strength when you start, but you build to it in training. People say ballet is no fun because of the strict rules of how your body should be placed at all times, but I have always found it fun and challenging :D

[MsSupahstar]

well i dance ballet,but my mom makes me look normal not like real ballerinas-they can really get anorexia.i dont understand what do they eat to look like bones.

[carodalino]

@nennienens, ballet requires a great amount of strength physically and mentally every second that you are dancing.